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Dude, I don't see why you need to defend Apple so seriously and in all probability, they are no different and just because they haven't got caught yet, doesn't
by neya 14y ago
Dude, I don't see why you need to defend Apple so seriously and in all probability, they are no different and just because they haven't got caught yet, doesn't mean you can't rule out the possibility that they aren't into this.
As an example, during the Apple vs Samsung patent wars (after Samsung lost), a handful of publications were writing in support of Apple even when most of them knew that Apple was abusing the patent system to its core. Most of them looked very much like they were paid by Apple to write it. Some even went as far as saying the win for Apple is good for innovation (which obviously it is not)[1]. Another example is once an author from Techcrunch even admitted to getting compensated monetarily by Apple to write a post bashing a competitor.
Apple, Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, etc. are no different from each other. So let's not get religious, shall we?
[1] http://gizmodo.com/5938193/apple-winning-the-patent-wars-is-great-for-innovation http://gizmodo.com/5938193/apple-winning-the-patent-wars-is-...
- rocky1138 14y agoI'm not defending Apple. I'm not a huge fan of their stuff. But, they are their market's leader and the parent post mentioned the outrage that one might see if Apple did the same as Samsung in this case.
- Steko 14y agoBrave new levels of false equivalence achieved here. One guy was caught but let's not criticize him because everyone not caught could have done the same thing!
- Samuel_Michon 14y agoGizmodo bought a stolen iPhone 4 prototype, blackmailed Apple over it, and published photos of the phone. Since then, they haven't been invited to Apple's press events. Given the history, it's silly to suggest Gizmodo is being paid by Apple to write positive stories about them. I doubt Apple would even pick up the phone if Gizmodo called them.